Means for producing stage illusions.



PATENTED OUT. 8, 1907.

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MEANS FOR rnonuome STAGE ILLUSIONS;

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PATENTBD OCT. 8; 1907.

H. GOLD'IN. MEANS FOR monncme ST-AGE'I'LLUSIONS.

APPLICATION FILED EBB. 21, 1906.

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MEANS FOR PRODUCING STAGE ILLUSION S.

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on earns PATENT OFFI E HORACE eoLnIN. or LONDON,- ENGLANDLQ Means 'FOR Pnonoorne s'men rLLUsioNs.

No. sou-279.,

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 8, 1 967.

p umi iat on liebruary 21, 1906; Serial N5. 302.250.

' l'fball whom it may concern:

' This invention relates to improvements in means iorproducing stage illusions, and particularly refers tomeans whereby an illusionis producediof. alacly being Shot frorna cannon intoa series of trunks or boxes.

locked and boimd one within the other and which are laced in view of the audience. in a different and far -removcd part of the building such as the roof, ,the

trunks being conveyed to the stage and unbound and opened one after the other, the lady emerging from the inner trtinlr, the conyeyance' and unbinding of the trunks and the emerging of-tho lady being all effected:

in full view of the audience.

into effect. Z

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a cannon as used for accomplishing the illusion Fig. 2 is a front elevation orni l 1'. Fig: 3 is a ut of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a part planet the cannon showing the entrance door open.

Fig j is a'sirnilar view to Fig. 1 onlyjshowing the .39F cahnonon'large wheels for the purpose hereafter described. L'Fig. dis a sectional .viewof the cannon;

Fig. 7 is a'perspective view, showing the cannon pointed at an elevated trunk.

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In carrying this invention into effect the cannon A is provided with a doorpart B which is made to open to adm it'of the lady entering the body of the ca'nnon which is effected inview of the audience, thevreport l the bound up series of trunks E and the firing effected,

is moved to one side either adjacent to a scene or over a trap in the floor, an outlet F being provided on the underside of the cannon for the lady to either descend through the trap or pass thi ough a door H which is formed in the'side ol? the gun carriage or in case of the guncarriage being mounted upon whecls'K-ot large v diameter the disk part of the wheel maybe divided n will readily cooled-means of egress.

into say four'quadrant shaped parts k, k", k and k each of which are free to he slid round in a circular direction so as to over-lap one of the other quadrants 4 and thus form an opening in the wheel through which the lady can pass and by making all the. quadrant parts to. slide in the manner described, a'means of access is always provided in the position required which is preferably the part of the wheel nearest the floor.

After the-action of firing the cannon, the series of:

. trunks-E are conveyed from their previousposition such as the roof of the building preferably by means of being run down astretched wire rope ine such a manner that all parts of theouter trunkiaredn full view of the audience and are placed upon the stage, the outer trunk E being then unbound and opened and the inner trunks raised from within and placed upon the stage and over a trap in the floor. flhe trunks are so arranged vthat the performerrnay enter v v I A them through the trap without being observed by the V In order that this invention may be clearly under r stood and more easily carried into practice I have appended hereunto three sheets of drawings upon which lhave' illustrated the means for carrying the-illusion audience.

1 may be dressed up and made to resemble the lady who enters the cannon who could then remain in the cannon after the firing had been effected and during the time the double is entering and emerging'froxn the trunks as described with reference to the original lady.

While I have shown and described the trick cannon as; used in conjunction with the trunks, I do not hereinclaim the latter, such forming the subject matbe seen that if so desired-a, double ter of a divisional application, filed the 30th day of 2. In an illusion apparatusfan imitation cannon, having a'n entrance for-the person and a concealed egress, a

carriage for the cannon withln which said egress opens,

said carriage also having an egress;

- 3. In an illusion apparatus, an imitation cannon, havriage within which said egress opens.

in an illusion apparatus'ari lmltntlon cannon hav mg an inlet door in its upper side, an outlet' or recess in its lower rear-1 portion; and a- "carriage conte'allng said In witness whereof I have ereunto set my hand in the Presence Tot-two witnesses. j

v HORACE' GOLDIN.

hu; :1 door through which a person may enter in full view a concealed means of egress, a firing means, soda can 

